Harrow.



R. C. BOWMAN.

HARROW. APPLICATION P ILED DBO. 17,1908.

Patented Nov. 16,1909.

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ROY C. BOVJMAN, F WEST AUSTINTOWN, OHIO.

HARROW.

Application filed December 17, 1908.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Rox C. BOWMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVest Austintown, in the county of Maho ning and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Harrows, of which the following` is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in hai-rows and similar implements for breaking up and pulverizing ground after it has been plowed.

The object of the invention is to improve and simplify the construction and operation of implements of this character and thereby render them less expensive and more durable and eflicient.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved harrow; Fig.V 2 is a side elevation; F ig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section; Fig. a is a detail perspective of one of the clod cutters; and F ig. 5 is an end view of the toothed pulverizing roll or harrow.

The invention comprises a main frame 1 supported by and mounted for vertical swinging movement on an axle 2 carrying supporting and drive wheels 3. The frame 1 is horizontally disposed and of substantially rectangular form consisting of two side bars 4L united by a front cross bar 5, a seat supporting bar 6 and a rear cross bar 7. The latter is arranged adjacent to the down wardly extending rear ends 8 of the side bars 4, which ends 8 form hangers for the journals of a toothed pulverizing roll or harrow 9. A seat 10 is arranged upon a supporting spring attached to the cross bar 6.

The frame 1 is mounted for tilting or swinging movement for the purpose of positioning the pulverizing roll or harrow 9 with respect to the ground and the adjustment of said frame is eected by raising and lowering its front end with respect to a draft tongue 11 to which the draft animals are attached. The rear end of said tongue extends under the front end of the frame and is pivoted to a transverse shaft or bar 12 arranged between the side bars 4L of the frame. Projecting upwardly from the upper side of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. ie, ieee.

Serial N0. 468,070.

the tongue is a slide 13 adapted to enter the frame 1 just in rear of its front cross bar and to have its ends guided between said bar and angle metal guide cleats 14; secured on the inner faces of the side bars a in spaced relation to the cross bar 5, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings.

Attached to and depending from the cross bar 5 is a bracket 15 which is connected by a link 1G to one arm of a bell crank 17 fulcrumed at its angle in a bearing 18 on the top of the tongue and having its other arm connected by a link 19 to an adjusting lever 20. rlhe latter is preferably in the form of a hand lever pivoted at its lower end, as shown at Q1, concentric with a segmental locking rack 22 with which co-acts a locking pawl 23 carried by said lever. It will be seen that when the pawl is retracted and the lever is operated the bell crank 17 may be shifted to raise or lower the front Vend of the frame with respect to the tongue and, consequently, to raise or lower the pulverizing wheel or harrow 9 with respect to the ground, the frame 1 swinging upon the axle 2. Said pulverizing wheel or harrow 9 is in t-he form of a wooden cylinder through which are passed double pointed toothed rods 24 of such length that their pointed ends project beyond the surface or periphery of the cylinder or roll and form radiating teeth which effectively break up or pulverize the ground when the roll or wheel is rotated. Said pulverizing roll is driven from one of the ground wheels 3 which has fixed to it a sprocket wheel. 25 connected by a sprocket chain 2G to a sprocket pinion Q7 fixed to one end of a transverse shaft 2S extending between and j ournaled in the side bars 1 of the frame 1. Fixed to the shaft 28 on the outside of the bars 4: are sprocket wheels 29 which are connected by sprocket chains 30 to sprocket pinions 31 fixed to the projecting ends of journals or trunnions 32 of the pulverizing roll 9. Said journals 32 rotate in bearing openings in the hangers S and have formed integral with their inner ends circular plates or disks 33 which are secured to the ends of the roll 9 concentric with the same.

For the purpose of rendering the work performed by the pulverizing roll or barrow 9 more effective, an improved clod cutting mechanism is carried by the frame 1 and operates in advance of said pulverizing roll. This cutting mechanism consists of a plurality ot' cutter shoes or blades 34 disposed angularly on the lower ends of upwardly and forwardly inclined hanger bars 35, the upper ends of which are hung for swinging movement from a transverse pivot rod 36 arranged between the side bars 4 of the trame l. Each of the bars has its intermediate portion formed with an enlargement containing an elongated opening or slot 3T for a controlling rod 38 which has its lower end passed through said slot and provided with an adjusting nut 39a. The upper end of the rod 3S, which is in the form oi a bolt, is passed loosely through an opening in a transverse bar 39, the latter serving to connect all of the cutter carrying bars 35 for simultaneous movement. A link 40 connects the central portion of the bar 3S) to one arm of a bell crank 41 which is pivoted at its angle, as shown at 42, in a bearing on the tongue ll and has its other end or arm connected by a link 43 to a lever 44. The latter, which is preferably a hand lever, is pivoted at its lower end concentric with a segmental locking rack 45 with which co-acts a locking pawl 46 carried by said lever. A coil spring 47 is arranged upon each ot' the hanger rods or links 38 and conlined between the bar 39 and the cutter earrying bar or hanger 35 for the purpose of actuating the latter downwardly and yieldably holding its cutter o4 down upon the ground.

In operation, it will be seen that when the clod cutters 34 and the toothed pulverizing roll or harrow 9 are lowered in operative position, as shown in Fig. 3, and the machine is drawn forwardly by draft animals, the cutters 34 will etfectively break up large clods of earth and the teeth 24 of the roll 9 will then thoroughly pulverize the same. By means of the levers 20 and 44 the cutters and pulverizing roll or harrow may be adn justed according to the nature ot the ground being operated upon and when either or both ot said devices are not needed they may be elevated to an inoperative position and fastened in such position.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

l. A harrow comprising an axle, supporting and drive wheels thereon, a vertically tilting frame mounted intermediate its front and rear ends on said axle, a toothed pulverizing roll carried by the rear end of said frame, driving connections between said roll and one of the wheels, a tongue pivoted to the main frame, a transverse slide bar upon the tongue, guides upon the frame, and engaged with the ends of said slide bar and an adjusting' means between the frame and tongue.

2. A barrow comprising a restangular main frame having downwardly inclined hangers extending from the rear ends of its side bars, a transverse axle arranged intermediate the ends of the main frame and from which t-he latter swings, supporting and drive wheels upon said axle, a pulverizing roll journaled in said hangers at the rear of the trame, driving connections between said roll and one of the wheels, a transverse pivot in the forward portion of the frame, a tongue hung :trom said pivot and extending under the front end of the frame, an upright transversely extending slide bar upon said tongue and engaged with the front cross bar of the frame, guide members secured to the side bars of the frame and engaged with the ends of the slide bar, a bracket depending from the front cross bar of the frame, a bell crank pivoted on. the tongue, a link connecting one arm of said bell crank to said bracket and means upon the tongue and connected to the other arm of said bell crank for adjusting the same.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aHix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROY C. BOWMAN.

lV i tnesses DAviD ANDERSON, FANNIE ANDERSON. 

